What professions added the most jobs in Idaho? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Idaho is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Idaho increased from 594,750 to 628,140 with a net gain of 33,390. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive with 5,190 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of customer service representatives with 5,190 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 594,750 | 628,140 | 33,390 | 5.61% | $30,240 |
| 2 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 5,470 | 10,660 | 5,190 | 94.88% | $28,400 |
| 3 | Customer Service Representatives | 11,510 | 16,370 | 4,860 | 42.22% | $24,480 |
| 4 | Personal Care Aides | 3,840 | 8,050 | 4,210 | 109.64% | $19,170 |
| 5 | Team Assemblers | 4,030 | 6,750 | 2,720 | 67.49% | $25,120 |
| 6 | Waiters and Waitresses | 9,180 | 11,450 | 2,270 | 24.73% | $17,810 |
| 7 | Retail Salespersons | 19,540 | 21,800 | 2,260 | 11.57% | $20,640 |
| 8 | Cooks, Restaurant | 3,880 | 5,590 | 1,710 | 44.07% | $21,250 |
| 9 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 7,030 | 8,560 | 1,530 | 21.76% | $22,010 |
| 10 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 10,240 | 11,430 | 1,190 | 11.62% | $17,810 |
| 11 | Cooks, Fast Food | 3,340 | 4,520 | 1,180 | 35.33% | $17,660 |
| 12 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 2,750 | 3,790 | 1,040 | 37.82% | $23,350 |
| 13 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 5,110 | 6,070 | 960 | 18.79% | $42,060 |
| 14 | Teacher Assistants | 6,270 | 7,150 | 880 | 14.04% | $19,730 |
| 15 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 180 | 1,030 | 850 | 472.22% | $55,430 |
| 16 | Rehabilitation Counselors | 1,750 | 2,580 | 830 | 47.43% | $38,970 |
| 17 | Recreation Workers | 840 | 1,620 | 780 | 92.86% | $21,510 |
| 18 | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 560 | 1,290 | 730 | 130.36% | $20,090 |
| 19 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 4,160 | 4,870 | 710 | 17.07% | $23,440 |
| 20 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 1,720 | 2,430 | 710 | 41.28% | $45,860 |
| 21 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 650 | 1,330 | 680 | 104.62% | $51,430 |
| 22 | Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary | 260 | 920 | 660 | 253.85% | $44,210 |
| 23 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 1,150 | 1,780 | 630 | 54.78% | $42,680 |
| 24 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | 1,080 | 1,660 | 580 | 53.70% | $58,110 |
| 25 | Accountants and Auditors | 2,910 | 3,470 | 560 | 19.24% | $53,750 |
| 26 | Bartenders | 2,250 | 2,800 | 550 | 24.44% | $17,090 |
| 27 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 4,110 | 4,640 | 530 | 12.90% | $18,660 |
| 28 | Tellers | 2,650 | 3,170 | 520 | 19.62% | $23,220 |
| 29 | Cashiers | 14,830 | 15,340 | 510 | 3.44% | $18,210 |
| 30 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 860 | 1,370 | 510 | 59.30% | $33,170 |
| 31 | Security Guards | 1,930 | 2,430 | 500 | 25.91% | $29,210 |
| 32 | Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors | 1,070 | 1,560 | 490 | 45.79% | $45,630 |
| 33 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 1,250 | 1,730 | 480 | 38.40% | $20,220 |
| 34 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 4,750 | 5,230 | 480 | 10.11% | $23,690 |
| 35 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 8,060 | 8,530 | 470 | 5.83% | $30,600 |
| 36 | First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 290 | 750 | 460 | 158.62% | $28,520 |
| 37 | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 2,470 | 2,920 | 450 | 18.22% | $20,660 |
| 38 | Bill and Account Collectors | 1,100 | 1,540 | 440 | 40.00% | $30,230 |
| 39 | Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 830 | 1,270 | 440 | 53.01% | $30,590 |
| 40 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 1,120 | 1,550 | 430 | 38.39% | $26,560 |
| 41 | Sewing Machine Operators | 310 | 730 | 420 | 135.48% | $19,370 |
| 42 | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 250 | 660 | 410 | 164.00% | $27,490 |
| 43 | Residential Advisors | 230 | 610 | 380 | 165.22% | $21,440 |
| 44 | Firefighters | 1,670 | 2,040 | 370 | 22.16% | $31,710 |
| 45 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 750 | 1,110 | 360 | 48.00% | $50,930 |
| 46 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,170 | 1,530 | 360 | 30.77% | $34,600 |
| 47 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 130 | 490 | 360 | 276.92% | $28,610 |
| 48 | Medical Assistants | 2,310 | 2,660 | 350 | 15.15% | $28,660 |
| 49 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 670 | 1,020 | 350 | 52.24% | $51,210 |
| 50 | Order Clerks | 870 | 1,220 | 350 | 40.23% | $29,990 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of health specialties teachers, postsecondary with a growth rate of 472.22%. It is followed by the profession of food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders which grew by 276.92% in the same period.
